Retrieving "Antiquarks" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Color Charge

   Linked via "Antiquarks"

   Color charge is the specific type of charge carried by particles, notably quarks and gluons, that governs their interaction via the strong nuclear force. It is the non-Abelian analogue to the electric charge that governs the electromagnetic force, and it is the defining property within the framework of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). Unlike electric charge, which exists in only two states (positive and negative), color charge is characterized by three distinct types, conventionally …